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The prince / Niccolò Machiavelli ; [translated by N.H. Thomson].

LIBRA Special JC143 .M3813 1992
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  • Early works.
Penn Provenance:
  • Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
Physical Description:
viii, 71 pages ; 21 cm.
Place of Publication:
New York : Dover Publications, 1992.
Language Note:
Translation of: Il principe.
Summary:
In this classic guide to acquiring and maintaining political power, Machiavelli used a rational approach to advise prospective rulers, developing logical arguments and alternatives for a number of potential problems, among them governing hereditary monarchies, dealing with colonies and the treatment of conquered peoples.
Notes:
  • Translated from the Italian.
  • Previously published: New York : P.F. Collier & Son, 1910, in series: The Harvard classics ; v. 36. With minor typographical corrections and a new note.
ISBN:
  • 0486272745
  • 9780486272740
OCLC:
25915297

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